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Will my hairdresser be mad if I cut my own hair?
I cut my own hair Even if you did cut your own hair, don’t tell your hairdresser. That’s probably why you’re in the salon to fix your mistake. Don’t tell them and just ask them to give you the haircut that you really want. It’s totally fine to lie and make up a fake hairdresser and say they cut your hair badly instead.
Why do hairdressers Colour hair before cutting it?
Applying your color before you cut makes it so much easier to section while coloring, and it prevents color overlapping from one section to another just below it. Now when you order your next box of our custom hair color or schedule a salon appointment, you’ll know exactly what to do.
Should wash hair before coloring?
Wash your hair 12 to 24 hours before your color. This will assure the hair is clean, but allow the oil in your scalp to create a protective barrier against irritation and staining. Wash the hair, but don’t aggressively scratch the scalp. broken skin or scratches will definitely burn or tingle with color or bleach.
Should you switch hair stylists when your hair color goes bad?
When you go elsewhere, be prepared to pay. A new stylist will treat the appointment as a new color, not a color correction. If it’s a complete redo, Hazan says it’ll be worth it to get the issue fixed properly. “Or, if you want to switch stylists at the same salon, that’s fine too—it’s your hair and your money,” she says.
Should you get a haircut or color before or after a color?
If that’s not an option — for example, if you already have a stylist and colorist you love, and they work out of different salons — always opt to get your hair cut first, then bleached, dyed, or highlighted (preferably, within a few days of each other).
Can You Tell your hair colorist you don’t like the color?
Sure, but the alternative of living with a hair color you hate isn’t much better. “Tell your colorist in a calm way that you are unhappy with how the look turned out, and he or she will be understanding,” Hazan says. Try to explain exactly what you don’t like about the color. Is it too dark all over? Is the tone of the color too warm or too cool?
Should you get your hair cut or dyed first?
If that’s not an option — for example, if you already have a stylist and colorist you love, and they work out of different salons — always opt to get your hair cut first, then bleached, dyed, or highlighted (preferably, within a few days of each other). As Thompson says, “The cut’s going to make the color.”